This is the worst

This is the worst time of the year to study. At least in my opinion.

The sun is out, friends are traveling, and the beach is calling your name. But so are your CPA exam materials.

It sucks. But no one ever said the CPA exam would be easy.

With that in mind, I’ll give a few reasons why you need to embrace summer studies.

• Busy season is over. And a couple of weeks have passed to let you recover. Use this extra time to get back to the books.

• School is out! If you just graduated, you now have a lot of time that was taken by classes that can be used to study.

• Studies are mobile. Take your laptop on vacation with you. Knock out a couple of lectures and MCQs in the hotel room.

• Sun and study. The CPA exam doesn’t have to stop you from getting your summer tan. Review notes and flashcards in the backyard or at the pool.

• 3 pm heat. Nobody wants to be outside at 3 pm in the summer anyway. It’s 100 degrees and miserable. Use the siesta hours as study hours instead.

• Good times don’t last forever. You will eventually get busy with work, school, etc. again. Take advantage of this more relaxed time and get a couple of exams done.

• Great habit-building. If you can create the CPA study habit when you have so much free time and fun time, you will be better equipped to stay disciplined when things get busy again.

Studying might not be the most exciting plan you have this summer but make sure to keep it as a priority. Put in the work this summer to make sure you never have to worry about the CPA exam for another summer for the rest of your life.

Keep up the good work.

You got this!

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